WCU's late rallies fall short; Terriers escape with 4-point win

8:59 PM,
Oct. 19, 2013

Western Carolina's Troy Mitchell breaks to the outside for yardage on this run against Wofford.

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Tyler Norris Goode
| Special to Citizen-Times

Out of all Western Carolina's home defeats over the past four seasons, Saturday's might well have been the most agonizing.

After blowing a 10-point halftime lead against 12th-ranked Wofford, the Catamounts drove inside Wofford's 12-yard line twice over the final 90 seconds. Both trips came up empty, and the Terriers escaped Whitmire Stadium with a 21-17 victory that marked WCU's 26th straight Southern Conference loss.

"I'm proud of what these guys are doing, and they gave us a chance to win against a real good football team," WCU coach Mark Speir said. "It hurts. I told my guys I know it hurts, ...